Gerronema viridilucens

Gerronema viridilucens is a species of agaric fungus in the family Porotheleaceae. Found in South America, the mycelium and fruit bodies of the fungus are bioluminescent.[2]

Gerronema viridilucens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Porotheleaceae
Genus: Gerronema
Species:
G. viridilucens
Binomial name
Gerronema viridilucens
Desjardin, Capelari & Stevani (2005)[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Desjardin DE, Capelari M, Stevani CV (2005). "A new bioluminescent agaric from São Paulo, Brazil" (PDF). Fungal Diversity. 18 (9): 9–14.
  2. ^ Desjardin DE, Oliveira AG, Stevani CV (2008). "Fungi bioluminescence revisited". Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 7 (2): 170–82. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.1033.2156. doi:10.1039/b713328f. PMID 18264584.
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Gerronema viridilucens in Index Fungorum